| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Crenshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kent Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Heppner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Barrientes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kerry Pollock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Champagne (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Estes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Purdue | Robert Champagne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Kerry Pollock - foul #3 on Kerry Pollock, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | Earle Mason (C) Kerry Pollock | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 19:46 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:46 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 19:36 | Nevada | John Crenshaw clanks a jumper from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 19:34 | Nevada | John Crenshaw snags the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 19:07 | Nevada | John Crenshaw loses the ball out of bounds | 32-36 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Robert Champagne clanks a jumper from the left block | 32-36 |
| 18:43 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Russell Barrientes | 32-36 |
| 18:24 | Nevada | Randall Heppner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 18:22 | Purdue | Robert Champagne grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:04 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is fouled on the floor by John Crenshaw - foul #1 on John Crenshaw, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| 17:49 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-36 |
| 17:47 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Randall Heppner | 32-36 |
| 17:29 | Nevada | Kent Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 32-36 |
| 17:27 | Nevada | Randall Heppner pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:14 | Nevada | Russell Barrientes misses the jumper from the left block | 32-36 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 16:52 | Purdue | Robert Champagne can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-36 |
| 16:50 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake hits the follow up shot | 32-38 |
| 16:34 | Nevada | Kent Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Randall Heppner | 35-38 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | Robert Champagne double dribbles | 35-38 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil (PG), Jeremy Murphy (SF), John Bailey (PF), Harold Brooks (C) John Crenshaw, Randall Heppner, Russell Barrientes, Earle Mason | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF), George Kramer (C) Robert Champagne, Terry Wooldridge, Ronald Estes, Orunjan Ake | |
| 16:03 | Nevada | Jeremy Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Nevada | David Voris (SF) Kent Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Robert Klingbeil (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Voris (fresh) PF - John Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 5 pts. C - George Kramer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 35-38 |
| 15:34 | Nevada | David Voris gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 15:27 | Nevada | William Stanford steals it from Jeremy Murphy | 35-38 |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 14:54 | Nevada | David Voris can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Bailey - foul #2 on John Bailey, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Crenshaw (PG), Kent Johnson (SG), Randall Heppner (SF), Russell Barrientes (PF), Kerry Pollock (C) Robert Klingbeil, Jeremy Murphy, David Voris, John Bailey, Harold Brooks | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SG), Orunjan Ake (C) William Stanford, George Kramer | |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:38 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:38 | Nevada | Kerry Pollock pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 14:16 | Nevada | Randall Heppner makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Kent Johnson | 37-41 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Robert Champagne | 37-43 |
| 13:34 | Nevada | Russell Barrientes is hacked by Ronald Kiser - foul #1 on Ronald Kiser, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Estes (PF) Donald Kirkland, Ronald Kiser | |
| 13:26 | Nevada | Russell Barrientes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 13:25 | Nevada | Kent Johnson tips it but misses | 37-43 |
| 13:23 | Nevada | Russell Barrientes tips it back up and in | 39-43 |
| 13:07 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 13:06 | Nevada | Randall Heppner grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 12:48 | Nevada | Willard Wittig steals the ball from John Crenshaw | 39-43 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Kent Johnson - foul #1 on Kent Johnson, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG) Willard Wittig | |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Robert Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:27 | Nevada | John Crenshaw misses short on a jump hook from close range | 39-45 |
| 12:26 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | Kent Johnson steps in front of the Robert Champagne pass | 39-45 |
| 11:51 | Nevada | Randall Heppner comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 39-45 |
| 11:49 | Nevada | Randall Heppner can't tip it in | 39-45 |
| 11:48 | Purdue | Robert Champagne grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Crenshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kent Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randall Heppner (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Russell Barrientes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kerry Pollock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Estes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Purdue | Ronald Estes's pass is intercepted by Kent Johnson | 39-45 |
| 11:15 | Nevada | John Crenshaw can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 11:13 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Kent Johnson | 39-45 |
| 10:58 | Nevada | Kerry Pollock lays it in on a nice dish by Kent Johnson | 41-45 |
| 10:32 | Purdue | Ronald Estes loses the dribble to Russell Barrientes | 41-45 |
| 10:07 | Nevada | Kent Johnson buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 09:46 | Purdue | Robert Champagne clanks a floater from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 09:44 | Nevada | Kerry Pollock grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 09:25 | Nevada | Russell Barrientes is hacked by Orunjan Ake - foul #2 on Orunjan Ake, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil (PG), Jeremy Murphy (SG), David Voris (SF), Earle Mason (PF), John Bailey (C) John Crenshaw, Kent Johnson, Randall Heppner, Russell Barrientes, Kerry Pollock | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (SG), Donald Kirkland (SF), Ronald Kiser (PF), George Kramer (C) Robert Champagne, Terry Wooldridge, Ronald Estes, Orunjan Ake | |
| 09:13 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 43-45 |
| 09:12 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Willard Wittig hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-48 |
| 08:24 | Nevada | Jeremy Murphy can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-48 |
| 08:23 | Nevada | Earle Mason tips it in | 45-48 |
| 08:05 | Purdue | Earle Mason swats the short shot by George Kramer | 45-48 |
| 08:04 | Nevada | Earle Mason pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 07:59 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil is fouled on the floor by William Stanford - foul #2 on William Stanford, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SG), Orunjan Ake (C) William Stanford, George Kramer | |
| 07:43 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | Kent Johnson (SG), Randall Heppner (SF), Kerry Pollock (C) Jeremy Murphy, David Voris, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Robert Klingbeil (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kent Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Randall Heppner (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Earle Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kerry Pollock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Champagne (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. SF - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Kiser (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Willard Wittig | 45-50 |
| 06:59 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 06:58 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 06:37 | Purdue | Robert Champagne connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Willard Wittig | 45-52 |
| 06:10 | Nevada | Kent Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 45-52 |
| 06:09 | Purdue | Robert Champagne grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 05:54 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser is hacked by Earle Mason - foul #1 on Earle Mason, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Crenshaw (PG), Russell Barrientes (PF) Robert Klingbeil, Earle Mason | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Estes (PF), George Kramer (C) Willard Wittig, Donald Kirkland, Ronald Kiser, Orunjan Ake | |
| 05:36 | Purdue | George Kramer blows the layup | 45-52 |
| 05:34 | Nevada | Kerry Pollock grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 05:30 | Nevada | Kent Johnson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 45-52 |
| 05:28 | Purdue | George Kramer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 05:13 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the lay-in | 45-52 |
| 05:11 | Nevada | Russell Barrientes gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 04:57 | Nevada | Randall Heppner misses long on a runner from the right block | 45-52 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Terry Wooldridge | 45-52 |
| 04:37 | Purdue | George Kramer misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Kerry Pollock - foul #4 on Kerry Pollock, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeremy Murphy (SG), David Voris (SF), John Bailey (C) Kent Johnson, Randall Heppner, Kerry Pollock | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willard Wittig (PG), Donald Kirkland (SG) William Stanford, Robert Champagne | |
| 04:37 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 04:37 | Purdue | George Kramer misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 04:37 | Nevada | John Bailey pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 04:16 | Nevada | David Voris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | Earle Mason (C) John Bailey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orunjan Ake (C) George Kramer | |
| 03:55 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-52 |
| 03:39 | Nevada | Russell Barrientes misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-52 |
| 03:38 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge grabs the board | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Crenshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Voris (fresh) PF - Russell Barrientes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Earle Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willard Wittig (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Wooldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Estes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Orunjan Ake (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Purdue | Willard Wittig buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Orunjan Ake | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:11 | Nevada | Earle Mason can't finish the layup | 45-55 |
| 03:09 | Purdue | Ronald Estes gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:51 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland is fouled on the floor by John Crenshaw - foul #2 on John Crenshaw, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil (PG), Kent Johnson (SG), Randall Heppner (SF), John Bailey (PF), Kerry Pollock (C) John Crenshaw, Jeremy Murphy, David Voris, Russell Barrientes, Earle Mason | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Stanford (PG), Ronald Kiser (PF) Terry Wooldridge, Ronald Estes | |
| 02:51 | Purdue | Donald Kirkland misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 02:51 | Nevada | Kerry Pollock grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 02:51 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:40 | Nevada | Willard Wittig steals the ball from Randall Heppner | 45-55 |
| 02:23 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser blows the layup | 45-55 |
| 02:22 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake grabs the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 02:02 | Purdue | Ronald Kiser comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-55 |
| 02:00 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Kent Johnson | 45-55 |
| 01:43 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 01:41 | Purdue | Willard Wittig grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Kent Johnson takes the ball from Willard Wittig | 45-55 |
| 01:15 | Nevada | Kent Johnson throws it down | 47-55 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Crenshaw (PG), Russell Barrientes (PF) Robert Klingbeil, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Champagne (SG), Terry Wooldridge (SF), Ronald Estes (PF) Willard Wittig, Donald Kirkland, Ronald Kiser | |
| 00:54 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 00:52 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Wooldridge | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge is fouled on the floor by Randall Heppner - foul #2 on Randall Heppner, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:50 | Purdue | Terry Wooldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Nevada | Kerry Pollock misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-57 |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Robert Champagne snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is fouled in the backcourt by John Crenshaw - foul #3 on John Crenshaw, team foul #9 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil (PG), Jeremy Murphy (SG), David Voris (SF), Earle Mason (PF), John Bailey (C) John Crenshaw, Kent Johnson, Randall Heppner, Russell Barrientes, Kerry Pollock | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:42 | Nevada | Earle Mason pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 00:38 | Nevada | John Bailey lays it up and in on a great pass from David Voris | 49-57 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Robert Champagne is hacked by Jeremy Murphy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Murphy, team foul #10 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Crenshaw (PG), Kent Johnson (SG), Randall Heppner (SF), Russell Barrientes (PF), Kerry Pollock (C) Robert Klingbeil, Jeremy Murphy, David Voris, Earle Mason, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Robert Champagne misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:35 | Nevada | Russell Barrientes grabs the board | 49-57 |
| 00:30 | Nevada | Randall Heppner's pass is intercepted by Terry Wooldridge | 49-57 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Ronald Estes is fouled in the backcourt by John Crenshaw - foul #4 on John Crenshaw, team foul #11 | 49-57 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Ronald Estes makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:29 | Purdue | Ronald Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:25 | Nevada | Randall Heppner misses short on a jumper from the left side | 49-59 |
| 00:24 | Purdue | Orunjan Ake grabs the board | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | William Stanford runs out the clock | 49-59 |